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A school has been slammed by parents for waking up after banning teachers from using sarcasm.

Skegness Academy in Lincolnshire stopped using irony to convey contempt as part of a ‘guide for support staff’.

The doctrine, known as the “Skegness Academy Way,” outlined that sarcasm should not be used when speaking to students.

The ban applied to all students, but parents said some of the “sarcastic teachers” were their favourites.

Skegness Academy (pictured) in Lincolnshire stopped using irony to convey contempt as part of a “guide for support staff”.

“The whole point of school is to prepare kids for the outside world, not to wrap them in cotton wool,” one parent told The Sun.

“And talk about penalizing staff — sarcasm is one of the few fun and kind ways to deal with some difficult students.”

Another parent claimed the policy was “ridiculous” and that sarcasm could be used to “put unruly kids in line”.

A spokesman for the academy said: “The document referred to is not a policy but a guide to assist staff in implementing our ethos.

“The reference to sarcasm is because it can be difficult for children with special educational needs to process or interpret, and we want to ensure that our students with special educational needs are nurtured in an inclusive environment that uses accessible language and Speaking embraces them to make them feel fully supported.

“As we are a fully inclusive academy, our students with diverse needs and abilities learn alongside one another, so we strive to ensure that simple language is used so that it is fully accessible to all students.”

In 2014, a professor at a top university was suspended for nine months after he was accused of sighing and being sarcastic during job interviews.

Thomas Docherty has been banned from the University of Warwick after allegedly spreading “negative vibes” and undermining the authority of the former head of the English faculty.

The English and Comparative Literature professor is said to have “made ironic comments” and “projected negative body language” when interviewing job applicants.

Professor Docherty was denied access to campus and writing references for students without permission during the suspension.